SR0771 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate are saddened to learn of the death of Mary Elizabeth Boyle of Clarendon Hills, who passed away on April 10, 2010; and

WHEREAS, The former Mary Elizabeth Ruckman was born and raised in the small town of Amboy, about 85 miles west of Chicago, where her father owned an insurance agency; she was a student teacher at Coonley for a year before receiving a bachelor's degree in education from National Teachers College in Evanston; and

WHEREAS, She married Donald Boyle in 1947, and the couple lived in Oak Park; she taught nursery school for a few years before they settled in Clarendon Hills in 1955 and she focused on raising her young children; in 1967, with her children older and in school, Mrs. Boyle returned to Coonley as director of the junior and senior kindergarten classes, for ages 4 through 6; and

WHEREAS, She retired in 1991 but continued for a few years as a substitute teacher; in 2001, Mrs. Boyle received the G. Howard Glassford Award at Coonley for her outstanding service to students; and

WHEREAS, She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald; and

WHEREAS, Mary Elizabeth Boyle is survived by her sons, John, Dick, and Phil; her daughters, Lynn Costello and Joanne Hartwig; and her four grandchildren; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we mourn, along with her family and friends, the passing of Mary Elizabeth Boyle; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to the family of Mary Elizabeth Boyle as a symbol of our sincere sympathy.